Frank blaisbale



GALE, AMES & BLAISDALE.

Carriage-SGM.

l No,. 69,559.l Patented'Oct 8. 1867.

Inventor, Witnesses:

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Letters Patent No. 69,559, dated October 8,1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN GARRIAGES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit lmown that we, JOHN' GALE, Moses B. Anus, and FRANK BnAisnaLn, of Lawrence, n th'e county of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, haveinventcdcertain new and useful Improvements in Carriagcs; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, in which. the marks of reference correspond in all the figures..

One important object of this invention is to form a convenient jump-seal', so that the carriage may he adapted to carrying two or four persons.

Another important object is to produce a carriage whose appearance shall he as unique when the juinpscat is in position for use as when employed as a single-seated carriage, and rife versa.

We accomplish these and vother desirable objects by constructing the jump-seat with a pair of hinged standards, which are connected to the sills o the body by screws or bolts, so as to allow them to turn in either direction, forward or backward; and to secure the scat in an upright position for use, we construct locli-braces, which are made to engage with projections upon the standards, and about mid-length et' the saine, in such a manner that the seat is locked firmly in an upright position, ready for use, or instantly unlocked and thrown forward, so as to allow free and easy access to the other seat, when it is again brought bach to its former pesition, thus forming a two-seated carriage. When desired as aisinglc carriage, the braces are disengaged, and the jump-seat is thrown backward, and, by means' of jointed arms connected to the top of' the standards, the jump-seat is allowed to lie quite low, near the bottoin'oi' the body, and the back seat is brought forward to occupy nearly the position vacated bythe jump-scat, thus forming a single-seated carriage, suitable for seating two persons. The lock-braces are connected together by a rod, having square tononsnt each end, to which the braces are attached, so that the movement of either brace acts upon the other. It will be observed that 'the jump-seat is supported in an upright position entirely by mea-ns of the loclebraces engaging with the pro- `)actions on the standards, and that the act of raising the jump-seat fromthc forward to the upright position Causes the lock-bracesto rise up and engage with tlije projections, the lock-braces being prorided with suitable ,grooves across their ends, for the purpose of guiding them.

'lo enable others skilled in thc art to make and use our invention, we will proceed to describe the construction andoperation of the same. In the drawings annexed- Figure 1 is a view of the invention, as attached to the sills oi' the body, with both seats in position, the red lines showing the position of the jump-seat when thrown forward to allow access to the back seat.

Figure is a view of the invention as employed for'a single-seated carriage, the re-'l lines showing the position of the jumpseat when used as such.

Figure 3 is a view of the lock-braces, with the connecting-rod.

In the drawings, A represents the jump-seat, which is provided with standards BB', having a projection, C, about mid-length of the same, the lowerond having a hole, through which a belt passes to secure it to the sill of the body, and upon which it turns back and forth. At its upper end is hinged an arm, S, to which the seat A is attached. To the rear of the seat is hinged the back piece t, which is made to fold down in the usual manner when not in use. d'is a lock-brace, which is also attached to thel sill ofthe body by a bolt, in a similar manner to the standard B, and in rear of the sa'me, forming a brace, having a groove through its upper end, as shown in iig. 3. P is a eonneoting-rod, having square tenons upon each end,` which lit corresponding holes in the lower ond of the braces d d', so thatrby moving either one the other is acted upon simultaneously. It will be observed that the' standards, arms, and lock-braces are constructed in pairs, and are attached respect ivcly to each end ofv the seat, and to the sills oi' each side of the body, in like manner. il represents the back scat, or one used, when desired, as a .single-seated carriage for two persons.

Thusby means of -the jump-seat, we are enabled to produce-a carriage suitable for seating two or four persons, as desired, which is easily and readily changed from one to the other, and of a unique appearance in either posit-ion, 'as if it were especially constructed for either a single or double-seated carriage only, It is more purticulurl)` designed for covered carriages, but muy be constructed ns an open carriage with equal advun tages and facilities for convenience.

Having tlius described our invention, what we claim, and

1. The lock-braces i d, in combination with tl the manner as nml for' the purposes set forth.

2, We claim the connecting-rod P, in combination with the lock-braces d nl' described and for the purposes asei: forth.

desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1e standards B B, having projections C C', substantially in substantially in the manner JOHN GALE, MOSES B. AMES, FRANK BLAISDALE.

Witnesses:

N. G. WHITE, ALONZO WINHLES. 

